Ed Podolak
Edward Joseph Podolak
Born: September 1, 1947
Atlantic, IA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 204
College: Iowa
High School: Atlantic (IA)
Career: 1969-1977
Drafted: 1969 in Round 2, #48 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
Ed Podolak played from 1969 to 1977 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Podolak ran for 4,451 yards in his career on 1,157 attempts, scoring 34 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 288 passes for 2,456 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 |
| NFL | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 24 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 24 | 2 | 13 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 168 | 749 | 4.5 | 65 | 3 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 184 | 708 | 3.8 | 25 | 9 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 171 | 615 | 3.6 | 30 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 210 | 721 | 3.4 | 25 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 101 | 386 | 3.8 | 14 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 102 | 351 | 3.4 | 25 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 88 | 371 | 4.2 | 22 | 5 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 133 | 550 | 4.1 | 41 | 5 |
| NFL | 1157 | 4451 | 3.8 | 65 | 34 | |
| Totals | 1157 | 4451 | 3.8 | 65 | 34 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 26 | 307 | 11.8 | 59 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 36 | 252 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 46 | 345 | 7.5 | 27 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 55 | 445 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 43 | 306 | 7.1 | 26 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 37 | 332 | 9.0 | 21 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 156 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 32 | 313 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| NFL | 288 | 2456 | 8.5 | 59 | 6 | |
| Totals | 288 | 2456 | 8.5 | 59 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 23 | 311 | 13.5 | 60 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 48 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 134 | 8.9 | 54 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 86 | 739 | 8.6 | 60 | 0 | |
| Totals | 86 | 739 | 8.6 | 60 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 348 | 20.5 | 38 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| AFL | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| NFL | 27 | 532 | 19.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 697 | 20.5 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| NFL | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 |
Honors
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
